You Still Live with us

You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived.
You can close your eyes and pray he would come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see him,
Or you can be full of the love he gave you.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he is gone,
Or you can cherish his memory and let it move on.
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back,
Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes and go on.

They are not dead,
Who leave us with this heritage of remembering joy.
They still live in our hearts,
In the happiness we knew, in the dreams we shared.
HAPPY B'DAY DAD! RIP